The q-deformed vertex operators of Frenkel and Reshetikhin are studied
in the framework of Kashiwara's crystal base theory. It is shown that
the vertex operators preserve the crystal structure, and are naturall
y labeled by the global crystal base. As an application the one point
functions are calculated for the associated elliptic RSOS models, foll
owing the scheme of Kang et al. developed for the trigonometric vertex
models.